On this weeks roundup we check out the conservation of contemporary art, AFC’s recap of Venice and Basel, and most importantly cats getting stoned via boing boing. Hope everyone has a great weekend and maybe well see you at galleries tonight.

Paddy Johnson’s recap of this years Art Basel and Venice Biennale. It didn’t sound like we missed much.

Ed Winkleman’s post on starting a commercial art gallery in a poor economy.

Before I moved to Chicago and before I became an intern at BAS I was an intern at the Los Angles based Gallery Sixspcae. Sixspace had made its roots in Chicago and was run by Caryn Coleman and Sean Bonner. One summer I had a chance to help out on an Invader show titled RUBIKCUBISM. After watching this video it made me reminisce my gallery attendent days in LA at their awesome gallery. I do not miss helping construct one of these pieces. I not only destroyed 20 Rubik’s cubes but also glued my hands together.

This months edition of Artforum’s 500 words comes from performance artist Kalup Linzy. The write up is totally worth checking out. I just spent the past hour or so watching Linzy’s videos on Youtube, really entertaining.

I wasnâ€™t planning to shoot as many videos as I shot for my first album, SweetBerry Sonnet. I was more interested in developing a live performance, but when Proenza Schouler came to me and asked me if I wanted to collaborate, the idea for the videos just came to me.”

Former BAS guests The Post Family will be hosting what looks to be an interesting panel discussion. I wish I could go but we are having a moving party for a BAS member. If your free definitely stop by and check it out. Then let me know how it was,

Quit Your Job and Become an Artist
The Post Family and Sonnenzimmer Panel Discussion

As part of Amos Paul Kennedy Jr‘s lovely letterpress show entitled Quit Your Job and Become an Artist, hear members from Sonnenzimmer and The Post Family discuss their own transitions from working in a â€œtypical jobâ€ to working as artists in independent and collaborative spheres within the traditional economy. Refreshments provided by Peroni. Brought to you buy Around the Coyote.

Last week I read an interview withÂ Marina AbramoviÄ‡ in Art Review and ended up spending my lunch hour watching some interviews and old performances of hers. This weeks pick is actually two different videos. The first is TateShots interview with AbramoviÄ‡. If your not familiar with the TateShots you should definently check them out.Â The second video is “Rythm 10″ (1973). This is probably not for the squeamish.